The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-01-28
washington Letter.
trrom our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a, 1887.


WASHINGTON, Jan. "a, 1887.
The past week at the Capital has been
marked by meeting of various conventions
| and by an unsual amount of Legislation IN
Congress. Washington has long been the
most popular place in the country for the
holding of national conventions, and every
wear it seems TO grow in favor as a rendez-
yous for the representatives of all sorts OF
national interests and Industries. 1t Is a
common thing for several associations to
be in council here at one time, and during
the past week six different organizations
were in session
It may now be considered settled that
the Centennial of the Constitution, dating
from the Inauguration of the first constitn-
tionally elected President, will be appro-
| priately celebrated under the auspices OF
the Government in the spring OF 1854
wear to be known hereafter as the Jubilee
wear of the Republic. The sentiment OF
the country in favor of this movement seems
| to be practically unanimous. 1t touches
the patriotic impulses of the whole people.
The Senate has responded with resolutions
of approval, and has taken steps towards
CARRYING ont the grand celebration The
President has also conveyed to congress
his unqualified Endorsement of the under
taking. and notwithstanding his wise fetl-
cence with regard to the proper place Tor
,a1 IS ypn "
conceded as 4 matter OF course that wash
iucton will be the favored city. The ques-
ton of ''Who is worthy to become the ora
tor of the occasion?' has been preached,
BIT this is considered premature and of lit
tie moment in city which is continually
flooded with the eloquence of the whole
United States. The preliminary arrange
ments and details of the celebration will be
entrusted to committee of Senators aud
Representatives which, there is reason to
believe. will be iudciously selected.
Speaking of Washingtons conventions
reminds me that the most prominent one OF
the present week begins tomorrow. 1t
will be made up Of women who want TO
vote, with Miss Susan B. Anthony as mis-
tress of ceremonies They come to hold
their nineteenth annual convention in Wash
ington where they have held the eighteen
preceding ones. and, as usual for many
winters, Miss Anthony has preceded them
in order to clear the way and complete ar
rangements. They had wanted to tell their
wrongs and plead for their rights within
the very walls of Congress this time and
had asked for the Use Of the Hall OF the
House OF Representatives for their sessions.
1t would probably have been granted to
them if they had been willing to wait pa
tiently until Congress got ready to discuss
the natter, but the slow ways Of orr law
makers did not suit the National Woman
Suffrage Association, and rather than dilly
daily with Congress for month
use of the Metropolitan NJ. f. Church.
"Yes,' said Miss Anthony. I'VE are
coming again.-coming from every State,
and with much earncstncss of purpose and
much added strength from the encourage
ment of the past year. believe our con-
vention will be larger than ever before and
progress will be reported from every direc-
ton Miss Anthony is perennially hope
full She claims that no cause in the
worlds history has spread more in life
time than has the cause of woman i'll this
country. The expansion Of her sphere of
usefulness and the increase of compensa-
ton and of influence she considers marvel
Gus. Women are gradually attaining all
their rights, she thinks. and every step
suffrage. Senator Blair has promised to
endeavor to secure debate in the Senate
on the Woman Suffrage amendment to the
| Constitution during the time when this
| convention is in session. Next year the
association will celebrate the fortieth an
niyersary of its existence, and they pro-
pose then to have a union of every branch
| of woman's work After this they say the
younger women must come to the front
and let some of the older ones retire.
| Forty years is long enough for woman to
work But these veterans in the cause of
woman will withdraw from the field vol
unfairly, when the time comes. They
want it distinctly understood that it will
not be on account of feebleness, Of broken
health or old age or anything of that sort.
Miss Anthony has asked that such intirmi-
ties shall not be laid to her charge next win
| ter. She says they are only put in print to
round out sentence because there is
any truth in them.
WESTON.
New boys journal.
The american Boy is the name of the
latest candidate for juvenile patronage. 1t
| is a neat, newsy, clean little story paper,
| issued monthly Samuel f. Hudson the